As you may recall, when we first launched the administration console after installing the server, Openfire asked us whether we wanted to use a directory server. And that's the place where we can specify our directory server settings. But I am not going to undo all that we've done up to now and reinstall Openfire. I said Openfire is idiot-proof, and it is! Just tweak a simple variable and you can easily re-run the initial setup.
First, stop the Openfire server, if it's running. Then, open a terminal and navigate to the Openfire server installation directory. Navigate to the conf/ directory, and open the "openfire.xml" file in your favorite text editor. Look for a line that reads "<setup>true</setup>" and change it to "<setup>false</setup>". Save the file, restart the server, and head back to the administration console. Presto! You're back at the setup interface.
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